Entries from July 2008

A Braselton woman has been named the new principal of a middle school in Jackson County. Heidi Hill was named principal of East Jackson Middle School on Monday by the Jackson County Board of Education. She replaces Frank Sarratt, who resigned at the end of last school year. Hill returns to the Jackson County School System from Gwinnett County, ...
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Just like a grocery bill, lunch prices will be rising for students in the Jackson County School System. Despite rising food and fuel costs across the nation, school leaders were hoping a price increase wasn't needed for county students. But, that isn't the case. Wanda Oliver, food service director for the county school system, said bids for ...
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As the new school is about to begin, the Commerce City School System received official notice that it had met a major goal of the past school year. Commerce Middle School, for the first time in three years, met adequate yearly progress (AYP) under the federal No Child Left Behind Act. The city system as a whole — and its other three schools ...
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Floy Poole Seay, 89, of Gainesville, died Monday, July 28, 2008, at the Oaks at Limestone Heritage, following an extended illness. She was a lifelong resident of Hall County and was the daughter of the late Andrew “Ben” and Ethel Cagle Poole. She was a member of Timber Ridge Baptist Church, and was preceded in death by her husband, Lewis H. ...
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Lilia Jeraldine “Jerrie” Gravitt, 67, of Carnesville, died Tuesday, July 29, 2008, at Emory University Hospital, following an extended illness. Born in Orange County, Fla., she was the daughter of the late Roy and Lila Pearl Stripling Taylor, and had resided in Carnesville for the past eight years. Prior to moving to Carnesville, she lived ...
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Jerry L. Walden, 63, of Jefferson, died Saturday, July 26, 2008. Born in Monroe, he was the son of the late Luther S. and Frances Glass Walden. He was a veteran, having served in the United States Army for nine years and was a veteran of the Vietnam War. Survivors include his companion, Ruth Jacks, Jefferson; her children, Dianne Quinn, ...
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Jimmy James Stanridge, 66, of Gainesville, died Saturday, July 26, 2008, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville, following an extended illness. He was born on October 30, 1941, in Jackson County, the son of the late Parks M. and Nobie Seymour Stanridge. Survivors include sisters and brother-in-law, Shirley S. Reeves, Dawsonville, ...
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Russell Tadlock, 65, of Dahlonega, died Saturday, July 26, 2007, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville. Survivors include his wife of 44 years, Edna Casteel Tadlock, Dahlonega; one son; one daughter; sister and brother-in-law, Doris and John Whaley, Maysville; one brother; six grandchildren; and a number of other relatives. Funeral ...
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Hazel Roberta Lee, 83, of Gainesville, died Saturday, July 26, 2008, at her residence, following a brief illness. She was a long time resident of Hall County and was born in Bacon County on April 25, 1925, the daughter of the late Joseph “Carl” Issac and Ella Mae Jackson Caldwell. She was preceded in death by brothers, Jack Caldwell, Wilson ...
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James Paul (Fanchie) Gaddis, 35, of Griffin, formerly of Winder, died Tuesday, July 22, 2008. He was born in Jackson County. Survivors include his father and step-mother, Billy and Glenda Gaddis, Warner Robins; daughter, Kayla Gaddis, Cumming; son, Reid Gaddis, Winder; and sisters, Paula McCain, Griffin, and Misty Smith, Winder. A memorial ...
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